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Re:First U.S. Ban on Sale of Cellphone Location Data Might B... by euniceee3 on Monday July 10, 2023 @02:41PM (#36671050)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/20/opinion/locat...

This is the article I am building my hypothesis on. If I am able to correlate place of business with an out of town event like a conference and then further refine with gender and ethnic filters.

I understand that companies will perform this analysis on your behalf. Can anyone recommend a "reputable" one?

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Re:First U.S. Ban on Sale of Cellphone Location Data Might B... by count on Monday July 10, 2023 @03:57PM (#36672111)
Heh, only sort of joking, but this is literally Palantirs business model.
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Re:First U.S. Ban on Sale of Cellphone Location Data Might B... by justrealist on Monday July 10, 2023 @04:10PM (#36672256)
I'm not saying it's impossible to put this together sometimes, I just don't think anyone is attempting to do so at a commercial level. It's really pretty unusual that you can heavily monetize the location of a single, real person.
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